This Chrysler powered car was very fast, but it didn't belong to Harry Duncan. I am unable to recall the driver's name, but they won often. Unfortunately, they crashed badly at Long Beach, and the driver didn't survive. 

320 cu. in. GMC powered. Clean and fast. They ran at Santa Ana usually. 

You can barely see the famous Von Dutch upside down painting on the grille insert. 

Ike was a young guy who was magic with GMCs. He also had a fenderless '34 coupe with a GMC. He was almost in a league by himself.

The 'Red Head', built by Red Henslee. Flathead powered here, later Chrysler.

Bob Rector, in the Bonneville pith helmet, was a free soul who drove this car everywhere, raced it, and almost always won. It was neat car that would stand up to any of today's home built roadsters. He had just come back from the salt when this was taken. 

Al was a Pomona guy, very active at El Mirage and Bonneville. His car was flathead powered here, later switched to a blown Chrysler. He teamed up with Ray Trobee at the lakebed and the salt in the 60s.

Famous, very fast car. Built by Red Henslee, it had a flathead with a 180-degree crankshaft that made the exhaust note sound like a four banger. It did not run like a four banger, though.

Actually, Ed Losinski's car. Several big players hung out at the Chrisman garage (Leroy Neumayer, Frank Cannon, Harry Duncan, and many more), and Art Chrisman did the paint job on Losinski's car. Losinski was a cement contractor, and a wicked drag racer.

Front-engined in this picture, it was later modified to flathead, and later, Ardun, rear-engine. Mike Nagem, club president, is sitting in the car. No sign of Joaquin Arnett. This was 1953.

Dawson Hadley and Bob Barlow ran this Chrysler powered car at Bonneville and the drags.

Same car as Barlow Muffler, but before Barlow sponsored it. Dawson was one of the real movers and shakers in the early So Cal drag racing scene.

At this point, the car is owned by Harry Duncan, a successful contractor and racer. He painted it metallic purple, had Von Dutch do his thing, and went racing. Harry Duncan was a class act.

Always an innovator, this car had a swing-axle, and was Ardun powered.

Called the 'old Man', this car was the creation of Harold and 'Dyno Don' Nicholson, from Pasadena. The car was a major handful to drive, and was a crowd pleaser. In fact, it was so squirrelly that the PVTA had to ban it briefly, until Harold solved its destructive tendencies.

This was taken at Madera in 1954. That is Harry Duncan's comp coupe in the background. The PVTA went up north to help a local club get their strip started.

Actually, while looking at these, I realized that, while they are the same car, one is Shinoda & Yumori A/R and the other photo is Shinoda & Payne A/FR.  Looks like Shinoda got a different partner and started running fuel.